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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape
    Card 163
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1993-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:35:00
    End time 17:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 46
    Total Count 2604
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		90
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		2200
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		730
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		180
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		200
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		130
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		700
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		2210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		790
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		480
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9520
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		330
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		710
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		630
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2560
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		970
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		560


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